Rotary International and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have combined their resources to increase access to water, sanitation, and hygiene education in Ghana, Uganda and Madagascar.

Rotary is looking for clubs and districts to be sponsors towards this significant project. Donations of $2,000 or more can support the construction of latrines and provide hygiene education, especially for girls.

Since 2007, the Rotary Pacific Water for Life Foundation (RPW) has worked with numerous partners to provide engineering water and sanitation solutions to over 70,000 people in 260 rural villages, settlements and schools in Fiji.

Recently, RPW teamed up with the Fiji National University National Training & Productivity Centre to provide training on water reticulation systems. The training on operating and maintaining a water reticulation system was provided to 18 participants, eight of which were women.

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e Rotary Club of Bhubaneswar Kalinga, District 3262, adopted a school and an old age home at Nimapada, of District Puri.

Where the students and the elderly were staying had minimal water and sanitation facilities. Now, after three years, the students and the elderly have beautiful washrooms. hand-washing facilities, and clean water. In addition, the club provided the students with equipment so they could learn new skills and for the elderly changes to improve their quality of life.

In Guatemala, often boys and girls carry buckets of water many kilometers to provide clean water for their families. They forfeit education to provide this basic requirement for their families.

What started as a small project to provide a short-term solution of providing water filters for individual homes, has grown into a longer term solution of building a well and developing a water distribution system.

The Rotary clubs of Guatemala, Guatemala, Cot of Arucas, Spain, and Vitoria, Spain, are working together with the help of a Global Grant, to meet the needs of the village of Patzun, Guatemala.

Emory University and the Center for Center for Global Safe Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene are organizing monthly webinars with the objective to bring together the WASH and healthcare communities to share experiences and to take action to improve WASH in healthcare facilities.

To learn more about the webinar series click on this link to get an overview, review past webinars, and to sign-up to be notified of upcoming webinars ( the next one is Tue. Nov 13)

This organization has developed excellent resources on this specific topic. To learn more about this group visit their website
washconhcf.org/ or go directly to see the tools they have developed at
WASH in HCF Tools

Water's Bright Future in Solar Pumps

The time for solar pumps has come. The need is here, the technology is here, and the cost of that technology is making it viable and attractive. New research and resources make the case for solar pumping, and make the technology more accessible than ever.

World Polio Day is on October 24. Polio can be spread by drinking water that is contaminated by feces from an infected person. Food washed by contaminated water is also a source of infection.

In recognition of World Polio Day, WASRAG is holding a contest to recognize projects that improve the quality of water and/or increase the level of awareness of the need for clean water.

Two prizes of $500 each will be awarded to the Project with Most Impact and the the Most Innovative Project. Entries need to be submitted by December 1, 2018. Winners will be announced in February 2019.

Just before the Rotary International Convention starts, WASRAG pulls together top-notch speakers for plenary, breakout, and round table discussions. This year on May 31, 2019 in Hamburg, Germany World Water Summit 11 will be focusing on WASH: Achieving Lasting Impact. This is a great topic especially as Rotary International places increasing emphasis on sustainability.

Developing Best Practices guidelines for water, sanitation, and hygiene projects; maintaining the www.WASRAG.org website; supporting the WASRAG Professional Services Team; and creating this newsletter are some of the benefits of becoming a WASRAG member.

The Water and Sanitation Rotarian Action Group (WASRAG) is pleased to consider partnerships with any corporate supporter. Due to the unique attributes of water sources and water provision, acceptance of corporate support does not imply an endorsement of any particular water technology. Rotarians, Rotary clubs, and Rotary partners must evaluate any technology to determine if it is the best solution for the conditions where the program will be implemented. WASRAG can provide guidance about where different technologies work best, but Rotarians and Rotary clubs must make the final decision about how to implement their programs.